Κυψέλη
cask
Translated by William Hutton9 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κυψέλη· οἰνηρὸν σκεῦος. ἅμα τῷ σιδήρῳ καὶ ταῖς οἰνηραῖς κυψέλαις συγκομιζόμενος.
Betacode
*kuye/lh: oi)nhro\n skeu=os. a(/ma tw=| sidh/rw| kai\ tai=s oi)nhrai=s kuye/lais sugkomizo/menos.
Notes (2)
- 1cf. kappa 2802, kappa 2803. ↩
- 2Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler suggests it may be from Symeon Metaphrastes.) ↩
Linked from2 entries
- κ2802Κυψέληcask[Meaning a] container of [= for] bees; the hoof of the ear is also called [this]. "Bees have nested in the lair as if in a cask; and the honey was dripping from the heads."
- κ2803Κυψέλη ἑξμέδιμνοςsix-bushel cask[Meaning one] holding six bushels. A cask is a vessel that holds barley or wheat. It is called this [kuye/lh] because the sunshine [e(/lh] is hidden [krup-] in it; for it is dark. It differs from kuyeli/s ['ear-wax'],…
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Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Mar 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented notes, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — William Hutton